Rich ehrengart



Patented Aug. 30, |898. C. C. F. EHRENGART.

BARREL WASHER.

(Application filed Oct. X9. 1897.)

3 Sheets-Sheet I.

No. 609.93l.

(No Model.)

Patented Aug. 30, |898.

No. 609,93l.

C. C. F. EHRENGART.

BARREL WASHER.

(Application led Oct. 19, 1897.)

3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

Patented Aug. 30, |898.

C. C. F. EHRENGART.

BARREL WASHER.

(Application filed Oct. 19, 1897.)

3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

(No Model.)

. wAmlNcToN n c Unita STATES i PATENT CARL CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICHEHRENGART, OF NIENSTEDTEN, GERMANY.

BARREL-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of `Letters Patent 609,931, dated August 80,1898. Application filed October 19, 1897.` Serial No. 655,702. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL CHRISTIAN FRIED- RICH EHRRNGART, a subject ofthe German Emperor, and a resident of Nienstedten, in the Province ofSleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for WashingCasks or Barrels, of

take up of their own accord the proper position for washing andcleansing and are automat-ical] y moved from one operative position tothe next, while at the same time the several devices or parts of theworking mechanism are automatically thrown into and out of gear. Iattain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying sheetsof drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section, andFig. 2 an end elevation, partly in section, ofthe entire machine. Fig. 3is a similar view to Fig. d, showing the machine in another operativeposition. Fig. 3 is a vdetailed view illustrating the means for raisingand lowering one set of4 cleaning-brushes. Fig. 4 is a plan view, partlyin section, of Fig. 3. Figs. 5, G, and 7 are detail views showinga stopmechanism in plan and section, respectively. Fig. 8 is a section on theline 8 8 of Fig. 1; and Figs. 9 and lO are sections on the lines 9 9 and10 lO, respectively, of Fig. 3, the front crank in Fig. 10 being shownin its uppermost position and the forward ends ofthe frame-cheeks forcedapart by the said crank.

Similar letters and numerals refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

The operative elements are mounted upon and supported from a suitableframe F, from the feed end of which (left-hand end in Figs. l, 3, and l)rises a frame composed of two vertically slotted standards A', connectedat their upper end by a cross-tie 121, and in brackets projecting abovesaid cross-tie are formed bcariu gs for a cross-shaft t2, while thecrossy tie am has a bearing-bracket for the fulcrumpin c3 of twoleversc'.

L The main frame F is provided with bearings for three parallel shaftsa', E, and E', the last `two shafts being crank-shafts, and for two stub-or short shafts b b in line with each other, said frame having alsosecured thereto two stub-shafts 8 and 9, carrying sprocketwheels 2 and3, respectively. The shaft a carries two conical rolls a a, flanged attheir wider ends or bases and connected with said shaft by spline ortongue and groove, so as to revolve with and have endwise motion on`saidshaft, said rolls being provided at their flanged ends with agrooved hub @31 and said rolls constituting one set of revolvingbearings for a cask or barrel. The shaft a also carries two loosedriving-pulleys a2 and a, a

double-cone friction-clutch a3 being adapted.

to coact with conical friction-surfaces in the proximate faces of thehubs of the said pulleys, said clutch being operated by a clutch-ring0,44, Fig. 2, to which is pivoted a shifting lever a4, Fig. 4, that hasits fulcrum on the main frame, and to said lever is pivoted the verticalarm of a bell-crank lever p, for purposes presently to be explained.Finally, the shaft a carries two sprocket-wheels w', connected by chainswith the like wheels u on the stubshafts b', which carry at their innerends beveled disks b b, that yconstitute the second set of revolublebearings necessary to properly support and revolve a cask or barrel.

The cone-bearings o. a, as stated, have motion lengthwise of their shafta', so as to adapt them to receive between their iianges barrels ofdifferent sizes, and in order that the feeding device hereinafterreferred to may operate with freedom and for the purpose of centeringthe barrel to be cleansed, so that its bung-hole will be in the plane ofthe stop-bar and injector-nozzles hereinafter to be described, I providemeans whereby the said .bearings can be moved apart and again broughttogether to support such barrel. To this end the bearings a a areprovided with grooved hubs dal, as above stated, for the reception ofloops or eyes on two levers o' c', whose upper ends converge and have acommon fulcrum cs on the cross-tie 61,21 of the upper frame, as aboveset forth. The lower ends of these levers o' are cou- ICO nected bylinks c2 with a bar c4, pivoted at its lower end to a weighted lever c5,fulcrumed on a bracket depending from a shelf j on the main frame F, thetendency of the weight of said lever being to hold the bearings a CZ ina normal position close together. If, however, said lever is lifted byhand, for. instance, the links c2 will move the levers c apart andtherethrough the bearings a a, so

that barrels of different dimensions can be placed upon said bearings,and when the said lever c4 is again released the levers c' will move thebearings ct a together, thereby also positioning or centering theVbarrel relatively to the stop-bar and in jector-nozzles above referredto.

From the sides of the main frame rise cheeks L and L', provided in theirupper faces at suitable distances apart with V-shaped grooves Z Z2 Z3,forming bearings for the barrels, whereby they are retained in properposition.

The shaft E carries a loose gear-wheel W, meshing with a pinion W on acontinuouslyrevolving stub-shaft E2, which carries a suitablebelt-pulley P, which latter and the pulleys a2 0,22 "on shaft a aredriven from any suitable prime motor. The shaft E also carries asprocket-wheel 631, connected by chain C with a sprocket-wheel 621 onshaft E', said chain also driving the sprocket-wheels 2 and 3 onstub-shafts 8 and 9, above referred to and shown in dotted lines in Fig.4.

The shaft E carries an automatically-operated clutch, (shown in detailin Figs. 5, 6, and 7,) consisting of a flanged sleeve w, revoluble withthe shaft, in the flanges of which slides a spring actuated coupling pin102, whose spring w tends to move said pin into and out of engagementwith the hub w of the loose gear W. The pin has a lock-notch adapted tobe engaged by an arcuate lockinglever w, embracing the sleeve 104 at apoint intermediate of its end flanges, and said lever has on one side aninclined projection wo, (see also Fig. 4,) adapted to engage at acertain time a corresponding surface on the coupling-pin 2v2, wherebysaid pin is moved out of engagement with the hub to2 of gear W,.therebyenabling the lever to drop into the notch of the pin and hold it out ofengagement with the aforesaid hub.

To the free end of the lockingleverw,which has its fulcrum or pivot on asuitable bracket on the main frame, is pivoted a spring-actuated pawlw', acted upon by a pawl-rod v in the manner hereinafter explained.

. To the crank e of shaft E and to the crank e of shaft E is pivoted afeed-frame e, composed of two side bars having V shaped notches o' 0202, corresponding with the like notches Z Z2 Z2 in the frame-cheeks Land L', s aid bars being unitedat opposite ends by blocks orcross-pieces, in which the cranks are pivoted. The cross-piece at theforward or feed end of the frame is constructed in the form of a shoe,it being provided at its forward end with a concave bearing kin itsupper face, centrally of which there is an upwardly-projecting nose orlug e2, the forward portion of said bearing and said lug being forked,and the lug is of such cross-sectional area as to adapt it to pass intothe bung-hole of a barrel, for purposes presently explained.

The cheeks L' at their rear end have their proximate faces recessed, soas to admit of the free rotation of the crank e of shaft E, and in orderthat the cheek-bearings L may be placed as close together as possiblerelatively to the feed-frame e, so as to admit of the cleansing ofcomparatively small barrels without interfering with the revolution ofthe,

cranks e of shaft E, I hinge said feed-bearings to the main frame insuch manner that the cranks e will move them outwardly as they passbetween said bearings sufficiently to clear the same and that saidbearings will move back into their normal position by gravity. (See Fig.lO.)

In the slots of the standards A of the upper frame slides a cross-rod t,to which are adjustably secured, by means of set-screws rx, the sleevesr2 of brush-carriers, which latter consist of a longitudinally-slottedarm radiating from the respective sleeves, to which arms the brush-headsr4 are secured by means of bolts r2, to which said heads are pivoted,and wing-nuts r22, said bolts having a flange straddling the slot in thecarrier-arms, as clearly shown in Fig. l. By means of these brushes rthe outer surface of the body of a barrel is scrubbed or cleansed, andin Fig. 3 I have shown three such brushes so arranged as to overlap oneanother, in order to adapt them to the cleansing of barrels of differentsizes.

The cross-rod tis secured in hangers if,which latter are provided with anumber of holes (not shown) for the purpose of adjusting the brushes frvertically in the hangers in accordance with the diameter of the barrelsto be scrubbed. The upper ends of these hangers are pivoted to radialarms t2, secured to the aforesaid cross-shaft t2, above the cross-tie ofthe upper frame, and to one of said radial arms is pivoted aconnecting-rod t4, the other end of which is or may be connected to thewrist-pin of a crank-disk t5 on one end of the shaft E, Fig. 4, so thatat each complete revolution of said shaft the brushes will be raisedfrom and again lowered into their operative position.

Inasmuch as the feed-operating shafts E E revolve somewhat slowly and inorder that the brushes r rmay be moved back into their operativeposition before said shafts make a complete revolution, so that a barrelmay be subjected to the action of the brushes as soon as a previouslyscrubbed barrel has been moved clear or out of the way of the bearingsa, a and b Z9, I pivot Ithe connecting-rod t* to a crank-arm t7, looseon the shaft E, and

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engage said crank-arm, so that as soon as the said arm has passed itsvertical upper deadpoint the crank will at once drop and therewith thebrush-hangers z, thus moving the brushes back into operative position toact on a barrel to be scrubbed, while the feeding device returns intoits normal position. The arrangement is such that a barrel after beingscrubbed will be taken up by the feed-frame e and moved away from itsbearings a CZ and b Z9 during the first halfrevolution of the shafts Eand E.

The heads of a barrel are scrubbed or cleansed by means of brushes r r',pivoted to rods s, sliding in slots in the standards A', and to each ofsaid rods s is adjustablysecured a weighted lever s', that has itsfulcrum in a bracket on said standards and is held in a slotted arm t9on the hangers t, so that as the latter are raised, as above described,the levers 3 are moved inwardly, thereby swinging the rods s outwardlyaway from the barrel, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In the longitudinal central plane of the feed-frame e between therevoluble bearings a a and b ZJ is arranged a stop-bar CZ, taperingupwardly and preferably provided at its upper end with a small rollerd2, said stop-bar having sliding motion in a tubular bearing CZ on themain frame. The stop-bar LZ has a slot for the reception of one end of atwo-armed lever CZ', whose other arm is weighted, said tubular bearing(ZX being likewise slotted to admit of the vertical movement of theleverarm to lift and lower the bar.

The stop-bar CZ is held in its normally-depressed position by the end ofa two-armed check-lever p2, engaging the arm CZ21 of lever LZ', saidcheck-leverp2 being fulcrumed in a bracket on the main frame and havingits opposite end pivoted to a link or connecting-rod p', itself pivotedto the horizontal arm of the bell-crank lever p, whose vertical arm ispivoted to the clutch-operating lever d4, that operates the double-conefriction-clutch d2 on shaft a', hereinabove referred to.

In the path of the weighted arm CZ3l of lever (Z lies the free end of alever c, fulcrumed on a bracket on the main frame and pivoted at itsopposite end to the pawl-arm t', hereinbefore referred to, so that whenthe lever 192 is tilted by the coupling-lever a4 to allow the lever CZto swing on its pivot and lift the stopbar CZ the weighted arm cZ31 ofsaid lever CZ will tilt the lever o, thereby lifting the pawlarm 'u' andtherethrough the arcuate lockinglever fw, thereby releasing thecoupling-pin 1.02, which under the stress of its spring w5 is throwninto engagement with the hub 102 of the loose gear WV, causing thefeed-shafts E and E to revolve. As the shaft E revolves thelocking-lever w drops. lts pawl w', being spring-held, is enabled toslide over the pawl end of arm U', and when the said shaft is about tocomplete a revolution the inclined projection 'wo on the locking-lever wengages a corresponding projection on the couplingpin 102, forcing thesame back against the and cold water into barrels.

stress of its spring, so that when said shaft has completed a revolutionthe notch in said coupling-pin will be in line with the lockinglever,which latter drops into said notch, thus uncoupling the loose gearW fromsaid shaft E.

In line with the stop-bar CZ, between the bearings Z2 Z3 in the fixedcheeks L' on the main frame F, are arranged injectors Zt and and Zz',respectively, adapted to inject heated These injectors work iiuid-tightin casings g and g', respectively, in which is formed an annular chamber'm2, the injector-pipes having peripheral ports formed by longitudinalslots n, adapted to be moved into and out of the chambers m2, whichlatter are in communication with a supply of hot and cold water underpressure through pipes m3 and m13, respectively, Figs. l, S,and 9. Thehot-water pipe m3 has two stopcocks m and m', the plug of the stop-cockm carrying a weighted lever 4, one end of which is connected to a rodm4, whose upper end is bent inwardly and on a line with the bearing Z2in theflxed cheeks L on the main frame. In the normal closed position ofthe stopcock m the bent end ofthe rod m4 lies sufficiently above thebearing Z2 as that when a barrel is deposited therein said rod will bedepressed by said barrel sufficiently to open the stop-cock and admitwater to the annular chamber m2 in casing g. The second stop-cock m inadvance of the stop-cock m in the water-supply pipe has a crank-armsecured to its plug connected by a link 5 with a weighted lever m5,having a fixed fulcrum 6, the free end of said lever being bent andlying in the path of one of the side bars of the feed-frame e, thearrangement being such that so long as said feed-frame e is in itslowermost position, Figs. l and S, the stopcock m will remain closed,being held in that position'by one of the side bars, (as the left sidebar, Fig. 8;) but as soon as the feedframe c rises the weight on leverm5 will turn the stop-cock m and admit water to stopcock m in hot-waterpipe m3 or to the cock fm, in cold-water pipe m13, as shown in Fig. 9.The same system of cut-off cocks is provided for the cold-water pipe m13as shown in Fig. 9, in which mx m11 are the stop-cocks controlled by thebarrel and feed-frame e, respectively, 44e and m15 heilig thecontrollinglevers, and in said Fig. 8 the stop-cock m is opened by theweight of the barrel on the rod m4, while the stop-cock m is held closedby feed-frame e; but as soon as said frame rises the stop-cock m or m isopened, water being then injected into the barrel until the feed-framelifts said barrel off the bent end of rod m4 or m4", when the stop-cockm crm is closed by the weight on lever 4 or 44, as shown in Fig. 9, thusleaving the stop-cock m or mx open until the feed-frame again descendsand impinges upon lever m5 or m15 to close the same. It will thus beseen that during the upward movement of the feed-frame e water isinjected into a barrel either hot or IOO l'IO

rl j 609931 cold or hot and cold water into two barrels on the bearingsZ2 Z3, while so long as there is no barrel on one or the other or oneither of said bearings the water-supply to the injectors remains cutoff through the stop-cocks 'm' and mu, whereby waste of water isprevented.

The upper bent portions of the rods m4 m44 have an eye or loop for thepassage of the nozzles of the injectors Zt and 71,', respectively.

The injectors Zt and Zt are supported from a bar or plate 7c, suspendedby links Zt from the horizontal arm of bellcrank levers k2, whosevertical arms are connected by a rod 7a3. The vertical arm of theforward bell-crank lever 7a2 is connected to one end of a rod le, whoseopposite end carries a pin that works in a cam-groove in the outer faceof a disk 105 on the rear crank-shaft E' of the feed-frame e, so that assaid shaft revolves the injectors are alternately lifted and lowered tomove their nozzles into the bung-hole of a barrel positioned at Z2 orZ3, or both, and at the same time bring the ports n in theinjector-nozzles in registerwith the annular water-chambers fm2 in theinjector-casings g and g.

Each of the injectors Zt or 7L carries near its llower end a bevel-wheel7l and i, respectively meshing with bevel-wheels 2 on stubshafts whichcarry a sprocket-wheel i3, driven from the sprocket-wheels 2 and3,respectively, and the chain C, that drives the sprockets esl 621 onthe feed-shafts E and E', respectively, as hereinbefore described. Thebevel-wheels 'Z' and 1111 are connected with the injector-pipes byspline or tongue and groove, and their hubs have a contracted bearingfitting a corresponding opening in the shelf f on the main frame F.

It is obvious that by proper adjustment of the pitman or connecting rodZct-that is to say, by lengthening or shortening the samethe amplitudeof the up-and-down motion of the injectors 7L and Zt can be sufficientlyvaried to cause the ports n to register more or less with the annularfeed-chambers m2 in the in jector-casings g, so that the volume ofWater, either hot or cold, injected into the barrel can be variedsubstantially in accordance with the internal area of such barrel.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The shaft a is coupled tosleeve C122 through the double-cone coupling-sleeve as, and thestub-shaft E2 is set in motion to revolve the loose gear W. The weightedlever c5 is now lifted to move the bearings a a on shaft a apart, and abarrel is placed on said bearings and on the beveled orconed bearings bb and said lever c5 is allowed to drop, whereby the bearings a a aremoved toward each other and the barrel is positioned thereon so that itsbung-hole will lie in the plane of the stopbar CZ and of the 4nozzles ofthe injectors h and h', or, in other words, in the longitudinal centralplane of the feed-frame e. A jet or jets of water may now be directedupon the barrel while it is being revolved and acted upon by the brushesr and r', which operation may be l Vtwo levers, thereby allowing theweighted lever CZ to drop and lift the stop-bar cZ into contact with therevolving barrel, and as soon as its bung-hole comes into line with theupper end of said rod the latter will under the weight of lever CZ moveinto said bung-hole, stop the revolution of the barrel, and hold it in aposition to be taken up by the feed-frame e. As the lever CZ drops itsweighted arm strikes the free end of lever o, Fig. l0, thereby liftingthe pawl-arm o, which, acting upon the pawl w' on locking-lever w, willlift the same out of engagement with the notch in the coupling-pin11.12, Fig. 7, so that the spring 105 of said pin will throw the latterinto engagement with the hub of the loose gear l/V on shaft E, wherebysaid shaft and therethrough the shaft E and the sprocket-wheels 2 and 3are also caused to revolve, thereby revolving the injectors Zt and hthrough the gearing 3 t2 i. At the same time the feedframe e movesforward and then upward with its bearing end straddling the stop-bar CZuntil the lug or projection e2 enters the bunghole of the barrel onbearings a a and b Z), when said barrel will be supported from theforward end of the said feed-frame and will rise therewith and thendescend as the cranks e e' and e en revolve until said barrel isdeposited upon the hinged cheek-bearings L, which during the passagebetween them of the cranks c are moved apart, as above described. Assoon as the shaft E commences to revolve the pin t on the disk tthereonmoves the crank t7, Fig. 3, up, thereby lifting the rod t4, andtherethrough and through the cross-shaft t2 and radial arms t3 thehangers and brushes r r and simultaneously therewith the brushes r fr'will be moved apart, thus leaving the barrel on bearings a a and b bfree to be taken up by the feed device. When said barrel has been sotaken up and moved out of the path of said brushes, the crank t7 isabout to pass its upper deadpoint and will thendrop, thereby moving thebrushes r and r back into their operative po sition, another barrel tobe scrubbed being meanwhile placed on said bearings. As the shafts E andE revolve and the feed-frame is raised out of contact with the levers m5m15, Figs. 8 and 9, the stop-cocks m m11 will be opened, therebyadmitting water to the stopcocks m and mx, which, however, remainclosed, as their connecting-rods are not now weighted down by a barrel.Simultaneously therewith the injectors h and h will be caused to risethrough the action of the cam-groove (shown in dotted lines in Figs. land 3) in the disk 705 on shaft E', and as the feed-frame IOO IIO

shafts commence the second half of their revolution the fcedfrainedescends, deposits the externally-scrubbed barrel onto the hingedbearing-cheeks L, and when said shafts have completed their revolutionthe operative parts will have returned into their normal position.

As hereinbefore stated, when the shafts E E are about to complete a:revolution the locking-lever w retracts the coupling-pin 'L02 from thehub of the loose gear W on shaft E,thereby stopping the rotation of saidshafts E and E'. At this time the double-coned friction-clutch sleeve a3is moved out of engagement with the belt-pulley a2 and into engagementwith the belt-pulley Q22, thereby also depressing the check-lever p2 andtherethrough the lever CZ', whereby the stop-bar CZ is moved down intoits norlnal position while the lever c is released by lever CZ', therebycausing the pawl-arm fu', Fig. l0, to drop and slide by the pawl zu onsaid locking-lever w, which pawl w is immediately moved by its springover the pawl end of said arm fu', Fig. G. After the second barrel hasbeen scrubbed and the belt-pulley a2 is again coupled to shaft a' thedescribed operations are repeated, and during the up-and-down movementsof the feed-frame e the barrel on hinged cheeks L will be transferred tothe bearings Z2 on the fixed cheeks L, while the barrel last scrubbedwill be transferred to said hinged cheeks, and as the stop-bar CZpositions the barrels so that the bung-hole thereof will be on the underside and as the said position suffers no change inthe transfer of thebarrel from L to the bearings Z2 on L the bung-hole of the transferredbarrel will be in line with the nozzle of the injector h. As the barrelis lowered onto bearings Z2 the injector Zt will be revolved and at thesame time caused to rise and enter the bung-hole of said barrel, theports n in the injector-body being moved into register with the annularchamber mgin the injector-casing g. In its movement onto bearings Z2 thebarrel depresses. the rod m4, thereby opening the stop-cock m andadmitting hot water to the injector Zz, the supply of which is again cutoff as soon as the feedframe has returned into itsI lowermost position,at which time the shaft a is again coupled to belt-pulley a?? At thenext operation of the described appliances the barrel on bearings Z2will be transferred to bearings Z3 to be rinsed or iiushed with coldwater, while the barrel on bearings Z will be transferred to bearings Z2and the barrel on bearings a a and Z9 Z7 to bearings Z, there being nowthree barrels operated on slmultaneously,the fourth barrel on bearings Zwaiting transfer. These operations are now continued until all thebarrels have been cleansed, when the rotation of shaft a is stopped. Thecleansed barrels can be taken olf the rear end of the machine by anysuitable means.

Having thus described my invention, what and toward each other on theirshaft, and

two complementary revoluble bearings, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a support for the barrelcomprising a revoluble shaft, two bearings adapted to revolve with andhave endwise motion on said shaft, means for moving said bearings fromand toward each other on their shaft, and two complementary revolublebearings; in combination with horizontally and vertically arrangedbrushes, adjustable relatively to the aforesaid support to enlarge orcontract the space between them, and means for moving said brushes outof and back into their normal adjusted position, for the purpose setforth.

3. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertical stop-baradapted to be raised and lowered, revoluble bearings for a barrel onopposite sides of said bar, one set of said bearings adjustable andadapted to position the barrel relatively to the stop-bar to adapt thelatter to enter the bung-hole of said barrel, brushes arrangedrelatively to and above the said bearings to act upon the body and headsof a barrel thereon, a feed device provided with a forked bearing forabarrel, and mechanism adapted to actuate said device to movesaidlbearings horizontally toward the stop-bar, then upwardly along thesame then rearwardly and downwardly, for the purpose set forth. Y

4. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side of the bar,complementary revoluble centering-bearings on the opposite side thereofadapted to center a barrel so as to adapt said bar to enter thebung-hole of such barrel, brushes arranged relatively to the aforesaidbearings to act upon the body and heads of a barrel thereon, a feeddevice provided with a forked bearing for a barrel, and mechanismadapted to actuate said device to move its bearing upwardly to, along,and away from the stopbar,

and then downwardly; in combination with mechanism adapted toautomatically lift the stop-banand a retaining-lever adapted to holdsaid bar against upward motion, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a barrel-washing machine, the main -frame'a vertically-movablestop-bar, revolu- IOO IOS

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act upon the body and heads of a barrel thereon, a feed device providedwith a forked bearing for a barrel, and mechanism adapted' to actuatesaid device to move its bearing upwardly to, along, and away from thestop-bar, and then downwardly, in combination with mechanism adapted toautomatically lift the stop-bar, and a retaining-lever adapted to holdsaid bar against upward motion, and mechanism adapted to shift saidretaininglever and enable the lifting mechanism to lift said stop-bar,for the purpose set forth.

6. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side of said bar,complementary revoluble centeringbearings on the opposite side thereof,adapted to center a barrel so as to adapt said bar to enterthebung-holethereof, brushes arranged relatively to the aforesaid bearings to actupon the body and heads of a barrel thereon, a feed device provided witha forked bearing for a barrel, mechanism actuating said device to moveits bearing upwardly to, along and away from the stop-bar and thendownwardly, in combination with mechanism adapted to lift said bar, andmechanism controlled by a moving element of the machine and adapted tomove the brushes out of their operative position when the feed device isset in motion, for the purpose set forth.

7. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side of said bar,complementary revoluble centeringbearings on the opposite side of saidbar adapted to center a barrel so that the stopbar may enter thebung-hole thereof, brushes arranged relatively to the bearings to actupon the body and heads of a barrel thereon, a feed device provided witha forked bearing for a barrel, and mechanism actuating said device tomove its bearings upwardly to, along and away from the stop-bar, andthen downwardly; in combination with bearings adapted to intercept abarrel on the feed device as it moves downward, mechanism controlled bya moving element of the machine, adapted to move the brushes out oftheir operative positions during the upward movement of the feeddevice,a lifting-lever adapted to lift the stop-bar, a check-leveradapted to check the movements of the lifting-lever, and

mechanism actuating the check-lever to release the lifting-lever, forthe purpose set forth.

' 8. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side thereof,complementary revoluble centering-bearings on the opposite side of saidbar adapted to center a barrel so that the stop-bar may enter thebung-hole thereof, a weighted lever supporting said bar and tending tolift the same, a check-lever checking the action of said weighted lever,means for shifting 4the check-lever to release the Weighted lever, and

brushes arranged relatively to the barrelbearings to act upon the bodyand heads of a barrel thereon; in combination with a feed deviceprovided with a forked bearing for a barrel, mechanism actuating saiddevice to move its bearing upwardly to, along and away from the stop-barand then downwardly, a barrel-bearing arranged to intercept abarrel onthe feed device as it moves downwardly, and mechanism controlled by amoving element of the feed device, adapted to move the brushes out oftheir operative positions, for the purpose set` forth.

9. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar,a weighted lever connected therewith and tending to lift thesame, a check-lever checking the action of said weighted lever, bearingsfor a barrel on one side of the stop-bar, a shaft on the opposite sidethereof, two belt-pulleys loose on said shaft, a clutch device adaptedto lock either pulley to said shaft, and means controlled by movementsof the clutch device to shift the check-lever out of or into engagementwith the aforesaid weighted lever; in combination with complementarybarrelbearings revoluble with and having endwise motion on thepulley-shaft, actuating-levers connected with the complementarybearings, a weighted lever connected with the actuating-levers andtending to hold the complementary bearings in a normal positionrelatively to the stop-bar, and brushes arranged relatively to thebarrel-bearings to act on the body and heads of a barrel, for thepurpose set forth.

10. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar,a weighted lever connected therewith and tending to lift thesame, a check-lever checking the action of said weighted lever, bearingsfor a barrel on one side of the stop-bar, a shaft on the opposite sidethereof, two belt-pulleys loose on said shaft, a clutch device adaptedto lock either pulley to said shaft, and means controlled by themovements of the clutch device to shift the check-lever out of or intoengagement with the aforesaid weighted lever; in combination withcomplementary barrel-bearings revoluble with and having endwise motionon the pulley-shaft, actuatin g-levers connected with the complementarybearings, a weighted lever connected with the actuating-levers andtending to hold the complementary bearings in a normal positionrelatively to the stop-bar, brushes arranged relatively to thebarrel-bearings to act on the body and heads of a barrel, an up-and-downmovable feed device adapted to take a barrel when held against rotationby the stop-bar and move said barrel away from said stop-bar, andbearings adapted to intercept said barrel on the downward motion of thefeed-bar, for the purpose set forth.

Il. In a barrel-Washingmachine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side thereof,

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complement-ary revoluble centerin g-bearin gs on the opposite side ofthe bar adapted to center a barrel so that said bar when lifted mayenter the bung-hole thereof, brushes arranged relatively to saidbearings to act upon the body and heads of a barrel thereon,nonrevoluble spaced barrel-bearings in rear of said revoluble bearings,a feed-frame pro-r vided With a corresponding n umber of barrelbearings,mechanism actuating said feedframe to take a barrel and transfer it fromthe stop-bar to the non-revoluble bearings successively,verticallymovable injectors adapted to enter the bung-holes of barrelsas they are deposited bythe feed-frame on said non-revolublebearin gs,pipe connections connecting the injectors with a liquid under pressure,and means controllable by the feedframe and by the barrels, adapted toestablish communication between the supply-pipes and injectors only whenthe latter enter the bung-hole of a barrel, for the purpose set forth.

12. In a barrel-Washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings fora barrel on one side thereof,complementary revoluble centering-bearings on the opposite side of thebar adapted to center abarrel so that said bar when lifted may enter thebung-hole thereof, brushes arranged relatively to said bearings to actupon the body and heads of a barrel thereon, non-revoluble spacedbarrel-bearings in rear of said revoluble bearings, a feed-frameprovided With a corresponding number of barrel-bearings, mechanismactuating said feed-frame to takea barrel and transfer it from thestopbar to the non-revoluble bearings successively, vertically-movableinjectors adapted to enter the bung-holes of barrels as they aredeposited bythe feed-frame on said non-revoluble bearings, pipeconnections connecting the injectors With a liquid under pressure, meanscontrollable by the feed-frame and by the. barrels adapted to establishcommunication between the supply-pipes and injectors only when thelatter enter the bung-hole of a barrel, and means for regulating thevolume of liquid supplied to the injectors, for the purpose set forth.

13. In a barrel-Washing machine, the main fra-me a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side thereof,complementary revoluble centering-bearings on the opposite side of thebar adapted to center a barrel so that said bar when lifted may enterthebung-hole thereof, brushes arranged relatively to said bearings to actupon the body and heads of abarrel thereon, non-revoluble spacedbarrel-bearings in rear of said revoluble bearings, a feed frameprovided with a corresponding number of barrel-bearings, mechanismactuating said feed-frame to take a barrel and transfer it from thestopbar to the non -revoluble bearings successively, revoluble andvertically-movable injectors adapted to enter the bung-holes of barrelsas they are deposited by the feedframe on said non-revoluble bearings,pipe connections connecting the injectors with a liquid under pressure,and means controllable by the feed-frame and bythe barrels, adapted toestablish communication between the supply-pipes and injectors only whenthe latter enter the bung-hole of a barrel, for the purpose set forth.

14. The combination of the main frame the shaft a', the loosebelt-pulleys a2 @22 thereon, the double-cone friction-clutch a3 betweensaid pulleys, the shifting-lever a4. for said clutch,the bell-cranklever 19 connected with said lever, and the lever p2 connected with saidbell-crank lever; With the verticallymovable stop-bar d, and theWeighted lever d engaging said bar and engaged by the lever p2,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l5. In a barrel-Washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, a weighted lever tending to lift said bar, a check-leverchecking the action of said Weighted lever, revoluble bearings for abarrel on one side of the stop-bar, a shaft on the opposite side of saidbar, two loose belt-pulleys on said shaft, a clutch device adapted tolock either pulley with the shaft, and complementary barrel-bearings onand revoluble with such shaft, in combination with the feed-frame e,provided at one end with a barrel-bearing, geared shafts having crankspivoted near opposite ends of said feed-frame, a loose driving-gear anda clutch device on one of said shafts, and mechanism adapted to beoperated by the aforesaid Weighted lever and to operate the clutch onthe feed-frame shaft to lock the loose gear thereto when the aforesaidvcheck-lever is shifted to release the weighted lever, for the purposeset forth.

1G. The combination with the main frame the feed-frame shaft E, theloose gear IV, the clutch device comprising a sleeve revoluble with saidshaft, a spring-actuated couplingpin cu2 having motion in the sleevetoward and from said loose gear and provided with a lock-notch, thearcuate locking-lever w normally in engagement With said notch to holdthe coupling-pin out of engagement with the loose gear, and thespring-actuated pawl w pivoted to the free end of said locking-lever,the paWl-arm U normallyin engagement with the paw] w', and theactuating-levert; of the Weighted lever d', the weighted arm of which isadapted to act on the free end of lever o', the check-lever p2 checkingthe action of said Weighted lever, and means for shifting thecheck-lever to release the weighted lever, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. 17. In a barrel-Washing machine, the main frame avertically-movable stop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one sideof said bar, complementary revoluble bearings on the opposite sidethereof adapted to center a barrel so that the stop-bar when lifted mayenter the bun g-hole thereof, brushes arranged IOO IIO

relatively to said bearings to act upon the body and head of a barrelthereon; in combination with a feed-frame, guard-shafts provided withcranks to which said frame is pivoted near its opposite ends, acontinuouslyrevoluble loose gear on one of the shafts of said frame, acoupling device revoluble with and adapted to be coupled to said loosegear, and mechanism operating automatically and adapted to couple saiddevice to said loose gear whenever the aforesaid stop-bar is lifted,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

18. In a barrel-washing machine, the main frame a vertically-movablestop-bar, revoluble bearings for a barrel on one side of said bar,complementary revoluble bearings on the opposite side thereof adapted tocenter a barrel so that the stop-bar when lifted may enter the bung-holethereof, brushes arranged relatively to said bearings to act upon thebody and head of a barrel thereon; in combination with a feed-frame,guard-shafts provided with cranks to which said frame is pivoted nearits opposite ends, a continuouslyrevoluble loose gear on one of theshafts of said frame, a coupling device revoluble with and adapted to becoupled to said loose gear, mechanism operating automatically andadapted to couple said device to said. loose gear whenever the aforesaidstop-bar is lifted, and appliances operating automatically and adaptedto uncouple the coupling device from said loose ,gear as the feed-frameshaft completes a revolution substantially as and for the purpose setforth. l

19. The combination with the main frame, the bearings L hinged thereto,and the fixed bearings L; of the crank-shafts E and E', the feed-framee, pivoted between two cranks on said shafts and having motionbetweenthe aforesaid bearings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

20. The combination with the revoluble bearings a a, and h b, of thevertically-movble stop-bar d in the plane of rotation of the bung-holeof a barrel on said bearings, said stop-bar provided with anantifriction-roller at its upper end having its axis of rotationparallel with the axis of rotation of said bearings, for the purpose setforth.

2l. The combination with the main frame, oppositely-arranged bearingsfor a barrel or barrels on said frame, a longitudinally-slottedfeed-frame between said bearings, and two revoluble shafts having cranksbetween which said frame is pivoted near its opposite ends; of aninjector-casing provided with an 'internal annular chamber, aninjector-pipe provided with peripheral ports, said pipe projectingthrough the slot in the feed-frame to the bearings thereon and havingvertical motion in its casing to move the ports into and out of registerwith the annular chamber, a supply-pipe connected therewith, twostopcocks m and m in said pipe, a weighted lever 4 on the Aplug ofstop-cock m, a rod m4 connected with said lever and extending verticallyto a point slightly above the frame-bearings for the barrel, said rodhaving its upper end bent horizontally in line with said bearings, aweighted lever 44 connected with the plug of stopcock m', the free endof said lever in the path of the feed-frame below the same,substantiallyas and for the purpose'set forth.

22. The Combination with the main frame, oppositely-arranged bearingsfor a barrel or barrels on said frame, a longitudinally-slottedfeed-frame between said bearings, and two revoluble shafts having cranksbetween which said frame is pivoted near its opposite ends; of aninjector-casing provided with an internal annular chamber, aninjector-pipe provided with peripheral ports, said pipe projectingthrough the slot in the feed-frame to the bearings thereon and havingvertical motion in its casing to move the ports into and out of registerwith the annular chamber, mechanism adapted to impart rotary motion tosaid injectorpipe, a supply-pipe connected with said cham ber, twostop-cocks m and m' in said pipe, a weighted lever 4 on the plug ofstop-cock fm, a rod m4 connected with said lever and extendingvertically to a point slightly above the frame-bearings for the barrel,said rod having its upper end bent horizontally in line with saidbearings, a weighted lever 44 connected with the plug of stop-cock m',the free end of said leverin the path of the feed-frame below the same,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

23. The combination with the main frame provided withoppositely-arranged bearings for a barrel; of a longitudinally-slottedfeedframe between said main-frame bearings provided also withoppositely-arranged bearings for a barrel, two vrevoluble shafts havingcranks between which the feed-frame is pivoted near its opposite ends,chain-connected sprocket-wheels on said shafts, and a cam on the rearcrank-shaft; of an injector-pipe projecting through the slot in thefeed-frame to a point on a line with the main-frame barrelbearings, asupport for the pipe, bell-crank levers from the horizontal arms ofwhich said support is suspended, a connecting-rod connecting thevertical arms of said levers, an actuating-rod connected with one ofsaid vertical arms and adapted to be reciprocated by the cam ontheaforesaid rear crank-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

24. The combination with the main frame provided withoppositely-arranged bearings for a barrel, and the sprocket-wheel 2revoluble on a spindle on said fra-me; of a longitudinally-slotted feedframe between said main-frame bearings, provided also withoppositely-arranged bearings fora barrel, two revoluble shafts havingcranks between which said feed-frame is pivoted near its opposite ends,a sprocket-wheel on each of said shafts, a chain connecting saidsprocket-wheels and driving the aforesaid sprocket-wheel 2, and a cam onthe rear crank-shaft; of an injector- IOO IIO

pipe projecting through the slot in the feedframe to a point on a linewith the mainframe barrel-hearings, a bevel-Wheel adapted to revolveWith and slide longitudinally on said pipe, a support for the latter,bell-crank levers from the horizontal arms of which said support issuspended, a connecting-rod eonneeting the vertical arms of said levers,an actuating-rod connected with one of said Vertical arms and adapted tobe reeiprooated by the cam on the aforesaid rear Crank-shaft, and abevel-Wheel on the shaft of sprocket-Wheel 2 meshing with thebevel-wheel on the injector-pipe, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

25. The combination With the main frame '154 and loose on said shaft Ein the path of the aforesaid pin, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two Witnesses, this 7th day of Octoloer, 1897.

CARL CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH EIIRENGART. lVitnesses ALEXANDER SPEGHT, E.l-IH. MINNMENHOFF.

